Twenty arrested in Thokoza after xenophobic violence via TheCitizen_News
Dozens of shops and homes occupied by foreign nationals in Thokoza, East of Johannesburg, were ransacked, with some burnt down, in a flare up of xenophobic attacks on Wednesday.
SAPS said the area remains “calm but tense” and that officers will remain in the area to ensure that no further violence erupts. “I am not sure if I would go back and run a business in Phola Park again. I honestly do not feel safe at all,” she said. Foreign nationals move their belongings under police and army guard in Phola Park, Thokoza, 30 July 2020 after foreign nationals where targeted. Some foreign nationals say this has been going on for at least three days. The shops and homes of foreigners were looted, set on fire and their belongings were stolen or set on fire. Police and army patrolled the area coming up against sporadic instances of burning property around the area.
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